. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . n at Loveland. Ohio, where he his parents were wealthy, he, at theage of sixteen, decided to make his own way inthe world. In 1902 he entered our service andbecame one of tlie most expert ojierators on theSouthwestern. He was later promoted to theposition of chief clerk to the sui)erintendent ofterminals, then to yardmaster. general yard-master and trainmast(M-. Look out for Jack,hes on his way; if size has anything to do withit. tliere will be no stojiping him until he landsa big official position. On 2.). the stork presente
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . n at Loveland. Ohio, where he his parents were wealthy, he, at theage of sixteen, decided to make his own way inthe world. In 1902 he entered our service andbecame one of tlie most expert ojierators on theSouthwestern. He was later promoted to theposition of chief clerk to the sui)erintendent ofterminals, then to yardmaster. general yard-master and trainmast(M-. Look out for Jack,hes on his way; if size has anything to do withit. tliere will be no stojiping him until he landsa big official position. On 2.). the stork presented con-ductor and Mrs. William J. liobinson with twobaby girls. One of the babies died shortlyafter birth. Mrs. Robinson and the oUieryoungster are doing nicely. On February 27. the stork arrived at thehome of Mr. and Mrs. D. Dewar. and presentedthem with a ten-pound baby girl. Both motherand daughter are getting along nicely. Daveis file clerk in the office oi tlie sui)erintendentof terminals. 108 THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO EMPLOYES MAGAZINE. CONDUCTORG. D. THORNBURGAnd youngest daughter The accompanying]iicture is of conductorG. D. (Boots) Thorn-biirg and his youngestdaughter. ConductorThornburg recently re-ceived a personal letterof commendation fromassistant superintend-ent Brought on, thank-ing him for the interestin the .welfare of theBaltimore and Ohiothat he displajed oni\Iarch 6, when he dis-covered a loose guardrail near Bridge eastof RH tower, andpromptly reported the matter. Favorablenotation was placed on conductor Thornburgsrecord. (This item should have been placedunder Special Merit heading.) On March 10 a surprise test was made bygeneral foreman G. A. Bowers. Stock Yardsroundhouse, to test the efficiency of the round-house employes in fire drill. At a. whistle gave the fire alarm signal. P^orty-five seconds later all hose attachments hadbeen made, and thirty seconds after that threestreams of water were playing—one at the on the roof and one
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